Weigh (wā), n.(Naut.) A corruption of Way, used only in the phrase under weigh.
An expedition was got under weigh from New York. Thackeray.
The Athenians... hurried on board and with considerable difficulty got under weigh. Jowett (Thucyd.).
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.